Little Egypt region

E851859

cultural region informal region

The Little Egypt region is a culturally distinct area of southern Illinois known for its historical ties to the American South and its unique blend of Midwestern and Southern influences.

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Label	Occurrences
Little Egypt region canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ informal region ⓘ
borderedBy	Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	Cairo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River (Illinois section) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River (Illinois section) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawnee National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Illinois University Carbondale NERFINISHED ⓘ confluence of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalSymbol	Egyptian imagery ⓘ pyramids and sphinx motifs in local branding ⓘ
economicActivity	agriculture ⓘ coal mining ⓘ tourism related to outdoor recreation ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	accent and dialect influenced by Southern American English ⓘ more rural than northern Illinois ⓘ political culture historically more conservative than Chicago region ⓘ strong religious and church-centered community life ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom	American South NERFINISHED ⓘ Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Anna, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Benton, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Cairo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Carbondale, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Du Quoin, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrisburg, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Herrin, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolis, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Vernon, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Murphysboro, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ West Frankfort, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubregion	Egyptian Delta (around Cairo, Illinois) NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalAssociation	Civil War era Southern sympathies ⓘ agricultural economy ⓘ cotton trade via Cairo, Illinois ⓘ slaveholding states of the American South ⓘ
knownFor	blend of Midwestern and Southern cultural influences ⓘ distinct regional identity within Illinois ⓘ historical ties to the American South ⓘ
locatedIn	Illinois ⓘ southern Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameEtymology	possibly linked to biblical reference to Egypt as a source of grain ⓘ possibly linked to grain shipments to northern Illinois during 19th-century crop failures ⓘ possibly linked to town names such as Cairo, Thebes, and Karnak in southern Illinois ⓘ
partOf	Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ

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southern Illinois → contains → Little Egypt region ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Illinois